The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a flat start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,450 level, a discount of nearly 2 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

India stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares lower. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 0.90% to hit a new 1-month low,

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session in the red. Nifty 50 ended at 24,399.40, while Sensex ended at 80,065.16. Overnight, Wall Street indices closed mixed. While S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended higher,

The Indian stock market opened flat on Friday as buying was seen in the auto, IT, financial services and PSU Bank sectors. Axis Bank and ITC were among the top gainers at Nifty. The Sensex was trading at 80,

The Nifty rose 5.20 points to open at 24,404.60 on Friday, while the Sensex surged 49.58 points to open at 80,114.74. Within the Nifty index, ITC, Axis Bank, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and Britannia Industries were among the top gainers.

Indian benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 opened marginally higher but pared their gains seconds later on Friday.

The S P BSE Sensex was down 16.82 points to 80,065.16 at the closing bell, while the NSE Nifty50 ended 36.10 points lower at 24,399.40.

FMCG stocks remained under pressure in today's trade as the weak earnings announcements by companies fueled concerns about the overall health of the sector.